For a long time Saint Patrick has been hailed as the redemptor of pagan Ireland - the man who rid the country of its snake population. You Can't Keep A Good Snake Down redresses this historical imbalance. The all-star cast includes Jackie Chan, Maria Montez and a coupla Irish and British politicians; scenes of harem and combat are presided over by the Virgin Mary and are set to the score of a medieval tarantella, or spider dance. It's all in the Eye of the Chameleon....
Refined registration of circus artistes. Hot grainy tightrope walkers, Chinese acrobats, Russian human towers and an inverted Wall of Death. This film was shot at a circus competition at the Cirque d'Hiver in Paris.